The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987)
Overview
The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on 19 June 1987. It followed the format of It's a Knockout, a slapstick TV gameshow which was broadcast in the UK until 1982. The event was staged on the lakeside lawn of the Alton Towers stately home-cum-theme park.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.512 |
Directed By
Geoffrey C.D. Wilson
Martin Hughes
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Anne, Princess Royal
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Sarah Ferguson
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Rowan Atkinson
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Barbara Windsor
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Paul Daniels
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Guy David Innes-Ker
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John Cleese
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Jenny Agutter
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Anthony Andrews
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Michael Brandon
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Ben Cross
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Sheena Easton
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Tom Jones
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Margot Kidder
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Kevin Kline
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George Lazenby
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Hal Linden
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Gary Lineker
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Nicholas Lyndhurst
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Meat Loaf
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Jennifer O'Neill
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Michael Palin
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Christopher Reeve
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Cliff Richard
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Jane Seymour
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Helen Shaver
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Mel Smith
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Pamela Stephenson
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Jackie Stewart
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John Travolta
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Toyah Willcox
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James Hamilton
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Les Dawson
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Su Pollard
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